Question for LD. And anyone else. (piano related)

[Axtremus]

@lufins-dad said in Question for LD. And anyone else. (piano related):

@Axtremus Be aware that site is not Jansen nor does it have anything to do with Jansen at any level except that it sells Jansen products as well as others. That particular bench does not look to be a PL Jansen Product.

Thanks for the heads up, @LuFins-Dad. Yes, the website and the retail operation may indeed be a different business entity separate from Jansen the piano bench manufacturer.

Still, mighty nice of Jansen to let that site use the “Jansen” name in the domain name, and spot these lines on the site:

• “JansenPianoBenches.com is an official retailer of Jansen piano benches and piano accessoriess” ... fine, there can be many official retailers for Jansen.
• “Prices on all Jansen benches are GUARANTEED by Paul Jansen to be the lowest you will find on or off the Internet!” ... OK, who is Paul Jansen and might there be multiple Paul Jansens?

A website domain name like “JacobsYamahaPiano.com” or “JacobsYamahaMusicSchool.com” would be fairly clear it’s “Jacob’s” rather then “Yamaha” as the business entity (and even then I’m not sure if Yamaha allows something like this). Calling yourself “JansenPianoBenches.com” without authorization by Jansen the piano bench manufacturer seems deceptive even if it’s not strictly illegal.

[kluurs]

Janssen distributes this bench - which quickly allows one to adjust height. In some ways, it looks to be superior to the regular artist bench they make. It also looks like a good match for the Yamaha.

[kluurs]

I almost recommended the Yamaha Artist Chair. I have one - which sits next to the piano with my music sitting on it - but looking it up, it is unbelievably expensive - $625!

[jon-nyc]

10 days later it arrived. Not bad over Christmas.

Some comparisons to the Jansen (at least I assume the Bosendorfer branded bench is a Jansen).

Top, CPS Import on right:

Front:

Underneath, you can see the quality difference but the cheap one isn't really that cheap.

In more detail. First the Bosie/Jansen:

Now the new one:

In place:

[jon-nyc]

Definitely has a nice solid feel to it, though not quite the same as the Jansen. I'm pretty happy I bought it. Granted, it's the first day. But it won't get raised or lowered much, probably not at all, so one presumes it will last just fine.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc how is the weight?

The CPS benches I have seen before were substantially lighter.

[jon-nyc]

I'll weight them later this evening.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Question for LD. And anyone else. (piano related):

I'll weight them later this evening.

I'll wait for the data.

[Rich]

Glad it seems to be what you were hoping for.

The Bose bench doesn't look like a Jansen. Obviously it's held up for a number of years, so whether it was made in-house, or by some other manufacture, it's well made.

Jansen legs are attached to the body, and have an adjusting mechanism similar your newer bench. (just much more heavy duty)

[jon-nyc]

Bosie: 27.2 lbs
CPS: 25.8 lbs.

[Axtremus]

My adjustable piano benches weigh in at roughly 23 lb. each.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Question for LD. And anyone else. (piano related):

Bosie: 27.2 lbs
CPS: 25.8 lbs.

Yeah, @Rich is right. I’ve never met a Jansen bench under 45 lbs.